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Raetihi is important
to New Zealand's history. The town was founded in 1893 following
the government's purchase of the Waimarino land block in 1887.
Initially the only access to Raetihi was from the sea at Wanganui
via river steamer up to Pipiriki. 1917 saw the first road from
Wanganui to Raetihi, and also the railway. In Maori, Raetihi
means "seen from above"; as seen from Ohakune. Raetihi;
a unique example of a pioneer timber town whose residents, responding
to the challenges of the 21st century, pay tribute in restoring
their main street to the daily life and work of their ancestors.
Visit the oldest theatre in the southern hemisphere, the museum
and the old railway station.
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